Far from home

Far from home

Béatrice de Géa / LAT

Paul Fredo relaxes in his motel room in Hornell, N.Y., at the end of a workday in May. His temporary job as a senior manager required him to be away from his home near Pittsburgh. "They tell me every Friday whether to come back," he said.

Paul Fredo relaxes in his motel room in Hornell, N.Y., at the end of a workday in May. His temporary job as a senior manager required him to be away from his home near Pittsburgh. "They tell me every Friday whether to come back," he said. (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Paul Fredo relaxes in his motel room in Hornell, N.Y., at the end of a workday in May. His temporary job as a senior manager required him to be away from his home near Pittsburgh. "They tell me every Friday whether to come back," he said.